# ActionSA says despite the City of Johannesburg being Africa’s leading commercial hub, it continues to struggle to provide a reliable, safe, affordable, and efficient public transport system. The party’s Lebo Mokoka says residents wake up before dawn to catch overcrowded taxis, unreliable buses, and trains that often fail to arrive on time or at […]
# Union federation SAFTU has expressed outrage that municipalities are deducting more than 1.7-billion-rand from workers’ salaries, but the money never reaches their pension funds. This is one of the key reasons National Treasury has temporarily withheld July equitable share transfers to 69 municipalities after they failed to comply with the Municipal Finance Management Act. […]
# Eskom says electricity supply has been fully restored to all Khayelitsha customers affected by the power outage that occurred last Thursday night. The township was plunged into darkness following several issues, including illegal connections, leaving residents angry and frustrated. Eskom spokesperson, Daphne Mokwena, says this once again highlighted the damaging impact of illegal connections, […]
# The GOOD Party says it rejects the DA’s claims that parties helped create financial instability in the Theewaterskloof Municipality, and that the Western Cape Government was forced to intervene in 2024. GOOD’s Weldon Wells says the first attempt to present the 2023/2024 unauthorised expenditure to the Municipal Public Accounts Committee was halted because the […]
# The National Energy Regulator has published the reasons for its decision to redetermine Eskom’s Generation Regulatory Asset Base following a court ruling. The High Court in Pretoria in December last year ordered Nersa to redetermine the value of the Eskom RAB and the allowable revenue in respect of depreciation, and then adjust the allowable […]
# The Department of Small Business Development Connect System has captured some 400-thousand informal and micro businesses. The system is a digital platform aimed at assisting the department to regulate and support spaza shops while helping small businesses to, among others, access funding and form partnerships. Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development and Inter-Ministerial Committee […]
# The Gauteng Health Department has strongly condemned an act of theft and vandalism that occurred at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital over the weekend. A man was caught by security with stolen hospital taps. The department’s spokesperson, Steve Mabona, says theft and vandalism of healthcare infrastructure compromise service delivery and negatively affect patients […]
# Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities minister, Sindisiwe Chikunga, has rejected allegations that she influenced or facilitated employment opportunities for members of her family within the public service. Allegations contained in a whistleblower complaint submitted to the Public Service Commission claim the minister and her deputy, Steve Letsike, filled posts in the department and […]
# The Motor Industry Staff Association says the National Treasury’s decision to temporarily withhold funding from 69 municipalities punishes vulnerable communities and workers, while no steps are taken to address mismanagement and corruption that has crippled local government. MISA spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi-Majola says it is time that those responsible are held accountable. She says the […]
